Questions - Sexual Assault in the Military - March 8-9, 2014

1* How
closely have you followed recent news reports about legislation before Congress
dealing with sexual assault in the military?

2*How
serious a problem is sexual assault in the U.S. military?

3*
How would you rate the U.S. military’s handling of sexual assaults – excellent,
good, fair or poor?

4*
In order to ensure that more sexual assault cases in the military are
prosecuted, a proposal has been made to move the decision on whether a sexual
assault case is tried away from military commanders and into the hands of
military judge advocates. Do you favor or oppose a proposal that would take
prosecuting decisions on sexual assault cases away from military commanders?

5*
Will the growing role of women in uniform and the
decision to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly increase or decrease the
number of sexual assaults in the military? Or will they have no impact on the
problem?